Environmental and genetic risk factors for gallbladder cancer in Bolivian people

我们测量了玻利维亚红辣椒中黄曲霉毒素的浓度，然后确定黄曲霉毒素污染的红辣椒消费是否是胆囊癌发展的原因。从1份样本中检测到黄曲霉毒素B1浓度为11.3 ppb。然而，几种红辣椒的浓度低于我们的分析方法的检测限。由于我们的研究结果表明，低水平，但长期暴露于黄曲霉毒素可能与胆囊癌的发展，进一步的研究，如调查的污染物的背景，是必要的。

We measured the concentrations of aflatoxins in Bolivian red chili pepper, and then determined whether aflatoxin-contaminated red chili pepper consumption is the cause of the development of gallbladder cancer. Aflatoxin B1 was detected at concentration of 11.3 ppb from 1 sample. However the concentrations of several red chili peppers were less than the detection limit of our analysis method. Since our findings suggest that the low-level but protracted exposure to aflatoxins may be associated with the development of gallbladder cancer, further studies, such as investigation of the background of contaminants, are needed.